Ojukwu based his action on the resolution, four days earlier, on May 26, 1967, of a joint conference of the Eastern consultative assembly and leaders of thought that asked him to declare the Eastern region as a separate republic at an 'early practicable date .
Ojukwu dabere ihe o mere na mkpebi, abali anọ gara aga na Mee 26, 1967 nke ọgbakọ nzukọ ndị isi mpaghara ọwụwa anyanwu na ndị isi nke gwara ya ka ọ kpọọ mpaghara ọwụwa anyanwu dịka mba ọzọ na mbido ụbọchị. 